2018–19 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

The 2018–19 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida and were led by 10th-year head coach Matthew Driscoll.

2018–19 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	16–17 (9–7 ASUN)
Head coach	Matthew Driscoll (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Bobby Kennen Bruce Evans Stephen Perkins
Home arena	UNF Arena

2018–19 ASUN men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Liberty †	14	–	2		.875			29	–	7		.806
Lipscomb	14	–	2		.875			29	–	8		.784
North Florida	9	–	7		.563			16	–	17		.485
Florida Gulf Coast	9	–	7		.563			14	–	18		.438
NJIT	8	–	8		.500			22	–	13		.629
North Alabama	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Jacksonville	5	–	11		.313			12	–	20		.375
Kennesaw State	3	–	13		.188			6	–	26		.188
Stetson	3	–	13		.188			7	–	24		.226
† 2019 ASUN tournament winner

Previous season

The Ospreys finished the 2017–18 season 14–19, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the ASUN tournament, they defeated NJIT, before losing in the semifinals to Florida Gulf Coast.

Roster

2018–19 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Noah Horchler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL G/F 1 Emmanuel Lambright 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Sarasota HS Sarasota, FL F 2 Wajid Aminu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wheeler HS Stone Mountain, GA G 3 J.T. Escobar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Ole Miss Tallahassee, FL F 4 Ezekiel Balogun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Eastern Florida State College Lagos, Nigeria F 5 Dorian James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chain of Lakes Collegiate HS Winter Haven, FL G 10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr College of Central Florida Caguas, Puerto Rico G/F 11 Garrett Sams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Westview HS Martin, TN G 12 Ryan Burkhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. Augustine HS St. Augustine, FL G 20 Brian Coffey II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Shiloh HS Snellville, GA G 21 Christian Schach 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tampa Prep Tampa, FL F 22 Trip Day 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Glenwood School Columbus, GA F 23 Carter Hendricksen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Lexington Christian Academy Lexington, KY F 24 Cam Copeland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Douglas County HS Douglasville, GA	Head coach Matthew Driscoll (Slippery Rock) Assistant coach(es) Bobby Kennen (Palm Beach Atlantic) Bruce Evans (Furman) Stephen Perkins (Baylor) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 6, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	L 70–78	0–1	UD Arena (12,522) Dayton, OH
November 9, 2018* 7:30 pm, BTN Plus		at Penn State Cancún Challenge campus game	L 72–87	0–2	Bryce Jordan Center (9,060) University Park, PA
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Edward Waters	W 95–83	1–2	UNF Arena (1,852) Jacksonville, FL
November 17, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wright State Cancún Challenge campus game	L 72–89	1–3	Nutter Center (3,207) Fairborn, OH
November 20, 2018* 3:00 pm, CBS Digital		vs. Southern Miss Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals	W 64–48	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico
November 21, 2018* 3:00 pm, CBS Digital		vs. Jacksonville State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship	L 78–83	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (121) Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN		at Florida	L 66–98	2–5	Exactech Arena (8,505) Gainesville, FL
November 29, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida A&M	W 81–62	3–5	UNF Arena (2,041) Jacksonville, FL
December 1, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 76–70	4–5	CSU Field House (782) North Charleston, SC
December 11, 2018* 9:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	L 71–80	4–6	Williams Arena (9,212) Minneapolis, MN
December 13, 2018* 7:00 pm		at FIU	L 89–102	4–7	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (622) Miami, FL
December 15, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 68–61	5–7	UNF Arena (1,282) Jacksonville, FL
December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 11 Florida State	L 81–95	5–8	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,209) Tallahassee, FL
December 29, 2018* 5:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 12 Auburn	L 49–95	5–9	Auburn Arena (8,450) Auburn, AL
January 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida National	W 104–76	6–9	UNF Arena (1,338) Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 96–67	7–9 (1–0)	UNF Arena (1,509) Jacksonville, FL
January 9, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 66–81	7–10 (1–1)	Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
January 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 87–66	8–10 (2–1)	UNF Arena (2,181) Jacksonville, FL
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 87–77	9–10 (3–1)	Edmunds Center (537) DeLand, FL
January 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 64–70	9–11 (3–2)	Vines Center (4,958) Lynchburg, VA
January 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	L 72–76	9–12 (3–3)	UNF Arena (1,401) Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 81–86	9–13 (3–4)	UNF Arena (2,658) Jacksonville, FL
January 27, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 80–88	9–14 (3–5)	Alico Arena (3,072) Fort Myers, FL
January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 64–81	9–15 (3–6)	KSU Convocation Center (871) Kennesaw, GA
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 55–92	9–16 (3–7)	UNF Arena (1,521) Jacksonville, FL
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 82–73	10–16 (4–7)	Flowers Hall (1,003) Florence, AL
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 80–57	11–16 (5–7)	UNF Arena (1,568) Jacksonville, FL
February 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 64–63	12–16 (6–7)	Wellness and Events Center (554) Newark, NJ
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 80–73	13–16 (7–7)	Swisher Gymnasium  Jacksonville, FL
February 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Liberty	W 75–70	14–16 (8–7)	UNF Arena (2,169) Jacksonville, FL
February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	W 77–67	15–16 (9–7)	UNF Arena (1,421) Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(3)	(6) North Alabama Quarterfinals	W 76–66	16–16	UNF Arena (1,924) Jacksonville, FL
March 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(3)	at (2) Liberty Semifinals	L 63–71	16–17	Vines Center (2,319) Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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